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A court of thorns and roses volume 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
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"Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance--and healing--in each other's arms"--
3) The hacienda
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, dark secrets, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize...
4) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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As war grows more deadly, Violet Sorrengail joins the elite Navarre: the dragon riders. But she'll need to keep her wits because once you enter the Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
5) Iron flame
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College--Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance....
Author
Series
Star Wars novels. Death Star volume 1
Publisher
LucasBooks/Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A dark power is rising, and the galaxy is in danger! Meet the brave new heroes who must battle to protect it. Join them in their fight against evil. Can they stop the First Order's sinister plans?
8) The heroes
Author
Series
First Law World volume 2
Language
English
Description
Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts, or even the strongest arms that prevail. Three men. One battle. No heroes.
10) The dark forest
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"With the scope of Dune and the rousing action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multple-award-winning phenemonenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. In Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion--in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Having grown up as an orphan of the streets while sixteenth-century Japan is being ravaged by civil war, Saru seeks to help a samurai rescue his wife from imprisonment by a warlord so they can all flee to a more peaceful life.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
"The definitive guide to more than 200 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy is now packed with new characters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Want to know how tall Snoke is? Or learn where Maz Kanata is from? The Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia is full of fun facts and intriguing information that's guaranteed to enthrall fans of all ages. With plenty of lesser-known...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
"Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know is crammed with weird and wonderful Star Wars trivia, strange-but-true facts and fascinating "Did you know?" Q&As via a highly engaging infographic design. Find out who cleans the floors of the Death Stars and what takes 1,000 years to digest its victims! From movie-making trivia to quirky facts you never knew, this guide will excite new and old fans alike of Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone...
Author
Series
Stormlight archive volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 60
Language
English
Description
Six years ago, the Assassin in White, a hireling of the inscrutable Parshendi, assassinated the Alethi king on the very night a treaty between men and Parshendi was being celebrated. So began the Vengeance Pact among the highprinces of Alethkar and the War of Reckoning against the Parshendi. Now the Assassin is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. Some forty years and $37 billion later, Star Wars{u2013}related products outnumber human beings, a growing stormtrooper army spans the globe, and "Jediism" has become a religion in its own right. Lucas{u2019}s creation has grown into far more than a cinematic classic; it is, quite simply, one of the most lucrative, influential, and interactive...
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life.”—Pat Conroy
At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for...
At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for...
19) The poppy war
Author
Series
Poppy war volume 1
Language
English
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A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
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